Jeff Mordock

Biden to Black voters: ‘We’ve kept our promises’

President Biden on Friday told Black voters he's come through for them as recent polls show his base of support is eroding among African Americans.

April 12, 2024

Biden calls for raising taxes on rich while contradicting his own Treasury Department’s numbers

President Biden will head to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to make the case that the rich and corporations don't pay the bulk of taxes in America. Still, his own Treasury Department refutes his numbers.

April 12, 2024

Biden plans Pennsylvania blitz to pitch economic agenda

President Biden will travel through Pennsylvania next week, hitting three major cities in the swing state to promote his plan to raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations as he looks to sell his economic agenda amid soaring inflation.

April 12, 2024

Biden cancels $7.4 billion more in student debt through relief program under legal assault

President Biden announced Friday that $7.4 billion in student loan debt would be canceled for roughly 277,000 borrowers through a program that Republican-led states are already challenging in courts.

April 12, 2024

U.S. to flex alliance with Japan, Philippines with joint patrols, drills near South China Sea

President Biden hosted the first-ever summit between the leaders of the U.S., Japan and the Philippines on Thursday in a major show of solidarity against China's military aggressiveness in the South China Sea.

April 11, 2024

Karine Jean-Pierre says White House is thinking of O.J. Simpson’s family

The White House on Thursday offered mild sympathy to the family of football hall of famer O.J. Simpson, who passed away of cancer earlier in the day.

April 11, 2024

Stubborn inflation puts drag on Biden’s reelection run

President Biden received a double whammy of bad economic news recently with two separate Labor Department reports showing America's prolonged battle with inflation is still ongoing and undercutting his reelection message.

April 11, 2024

Biden launches Arizona ad blitz following abortion ruling

President Biden's reelection campaign on Thursday unleashed a media volley in Arizona after the state's Supreme Court upheld a near-total abortion ban based on a law passed in 1864.

April 11, 2024

Clintons, Robert De Niro, Jeff Bezos among White House guests at state dinner for Japan leader

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio attracted some major star power to Washington for his state dinner at the White House on Wednesday night.

April 10, 2024

Biden seeks coalition with Japan, Philippines to counter a rising China

President Biden is employing some personal diplomacy this week as he intensifies his efforts to build a network of defense alliances in East Asia to challenge China's growing influence and power.

April 10, 2024

Biden says commitment to Israel is ‘ironclad’ amid threat of Iranian attack

President Biden on Wednesday said that the U.S. will keep its commitment to Israel's defense amid reports of Iran planning a "significant attack" on the Jewish state in the coming days.

April 10, 2024

Biden’s latest flub: President declares he’s living in the ‘20th century’

President Biden on Wednesday struggled through a press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, fumbling to find his list of preselected reporters to call on and concluding the event by announcing he's living in the wrong century.

April 10, 2024

Japanese leader, Biden open to talks with N. Korea amid rising tensions

President Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said Wednesday they remain open to dialogue or a direct summit with North Korea over its nuclear ambitions and missile program.

April 10, 2024

Biden, Japanese leader downplay rift over Nippon Steel acquisition of U.S. Steel

President Biden said Wednesday he "stands by" his commitment to American workers in opposing a planned acquisition of Pittsburgh-based U.S. steel by a Japanese company, a stance Mr. Biden reiterated in a press conference with Japan's prime minister.

April 10, 2024

Biden says he’s ‘considering’ wrapping up Julian Assange prosecution

President Biden said Wednesday that his administration is mulling whether to end the prosecution of Julian Assange, the controversial WikiLeaks founder who is facing criminal charges for publishing thousands of confidential U.S. military records and diplomatic cables.

April 10, 2024

Biden welcomes Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida to White House to discuss China

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden formally welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife to the White House on Wednesday for a state visit focused on bolstering the two nations' commitment to combating Chinese aggression.

April 10, 2024

Families of Hamas hostages demand results after meeting with VP Harris

The families of hostages believed to be held by Hamas demanded results from the Biden administration after a meeting Tuesday with Vice President Kamala Harris.

April 9, 2024

Biden unveils revamped student debt relief plan to reel in young voters

MADISON, Wis. -- President Biden on Monday said 30 million former students will see relief under a new plan that relieves high student debt from interest and for-profit colleges, his latest attempt to wipe away college loans and woo young voters who might ditch him over his advanced age and the war in Gaza.

April 8, 2024

Biden to unveil new student debt relief plan that could cancel balance for 30M Americans

President Biden on Monday will unveil his second major attempt at large-scale student loan forgiveness with a new set of proposals the administration says could provide debt relief for more than 30 million Americans.

April 8, 2024

Biden to allow union reps into nonunion workplaces as part of OSHA inspections

The Biden administration has established a rule that will now allow outside union officials into nonunion workplaces as part of safety inspections by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

March 29, 2024